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Quantum measurements and the Abelian Stabilizer Problem
We present a polynomial quantum algorithm for the Abelian stabilizer problem
which includes both factoring and the discrete logarithm. Thus we extend famous
Shor's results. Our method is based on a procedure for measuring an eigenvalue
of a unitary operator. Another application of this procedure is a polynomial
quantum Fourier transform algorithm for an arbitrary finite Abelian group. The
paper also contains a rather detailed introduction to the theory of quantum
computation.Comment: 22 pages, LATE
Crucial Words and the Complexity of Some Extremal Problems for Sets of Prohibited Words
We introduced the notation of a set of prohibitions and give definitions of a
complete set and a crucial word with respect to a given set of prohibitions. We
consider 3 particular sets which appear in different areas of mathematics and
for each of them examine the length of a crucial word. One of these sets is
proved to be incomplete. The problem of determining lengths of words that are
free from a set of prohibitions is shown to be NP-complete, although the
related problem of whether or not a given set of prohibitions is complete is
known to be effectively solvable.Comment: 16 page
Exact results for spin dynamics and fractionization in the Kitaev Model
We present certain exact analytical results for dynamical spin correlation
functions in the Kitaev Model. It is the first result of its kind in
non-trivial quantum spin models. The result is also novel: in spite of presence
of gapless propagating Majorana fermion excitations, dynamical two spin
correlation functions are identically zero beyond nearest neighbor separation,
showing existence of a gapless but short range spin liquid. An unusual,
\emph{all energy scale fractionization}of a spin -flip quanta, into two
infinitely massive -fluxes and a dynamical Majorana fermion, is shown to
occur. As the Kitaev Model exemplifies topological quantum computation, our
result presents new insights into qubit dynamics and generation of topological
excitations.Comment: 4 pages, 2 figures. Typose corrected, figure made better, clarifying
statements and references adde
Universal Quantum Computation with the nu=5/2 Fractional Quantum Hall State
We consider topological quantum computation (TQC) with a particular class of
anyons that are believed to exist in the Fractional Quantum Hall Effect state
at Landau level filling fraction nu=5/2. Since the braid group representation
describing statistics of these anyons is not computationally universal, one
cannot directly apply the standard TQC technique. We propose to use very noisy
non-topological operations such as direct short-range interaction between
anyons to simulate a universal set of gates. Assuming that all TQC operations
are implemented perfectly, we prove that the threshold error rate for
non-topological operations is above 14%. The total number of non-topological
computational elements that one needs to simulate a quantum circuit with
gates scales as .Comment: 17 pages, 12 eps figure
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